Path of Alchemy Mastery-Chapter 264 - 265: You Two Go Together

"Can, brother, should we make a move?"

Mu Yuhang couldn’t tell if he was excited or what, but his whole body was trembling slightly.

"No, there are only beasts here, dealing with them is a waste of time." Mu Can shook his head; he was willing to come here not to win any first place, but merely due to a hunch of his own.

A hunch about whether he could break through the illusion and return to the real world. If Mu Can’s guess was correct, he might be able to shatter the illusion; if wrong, even Mu Can did not know what to do next but to think of other ways.

"Alright." Mu Yuhang’s strength had already reached the peak of Martial Spirit; he was likely just one opportunity away from stepping into the realm of martial master. With his current strength, dealing with these peripheral beasts indeed seemed like bullying.

"Let’s keep moving forward; don’t forget, the more powerful the demon beasts, the more valuable they are. If we can hunt a leader, it would surpass the total of you killing all the beasts combined," Mu Can said indifferently.

Ignoring the battles going on around them, Mu Can led Mu Yuhang up the mountain.

The beasts down there were just appetizers; only those demon beasts might pose a slight threat to these children, who are more ferocious than adults.

Walking slowly and watching the battles unfold around them, Mu Can and Mu Yuhang were like two tourists, the fights having nothing to do with them.

"Can, brother, look over there." The demon beasts in the woods were slowly increasing. Although most were just at the early stage of Martial Spirit, they could still pose a threat to the juniors.

Mu Can had more than once seen someone in danger get rescued on the way up, losing their eligibility to continue participating in the hunting expedition.

"Mu Xing, Mu Chen."

Enemies are bound to meet; the hunting grounds demarcated by the Mu Family on Pingyun Mountain encompass an entire large mountain. To still run into each other, it could only be said that Mu Xing and Mu Chen might have poor luck.

If it were the usual Mu Can, perhaps with strength inferior to the two, he would not stand a chance against them. But now, Mu Can had entered the realm of Martial Saint, and dealing with the two of them solely based on combat experience was no challenge at all.

"Can, brother, let’s keep our distance from them," Mu Yuhang whispered as he tugged at Mu Can’s sleeve.

It was evident that Mu Yuhang did not want to face Mu Xing and Mu Chen. In his view, earlier at the foot of the mountain, Mu Can could slap both of them in part due to Mu Dao’s presence. Mu Dao’s protectiveness was infamous within the entire Mu Family.

Once, an Elder was beaten and hung up by Mu Dao simply for scolding Mu Can as a little wild breed. Had the Clan Leader not intervened, it is likely that Elder would have been beaten to death on the spot by Mu Dao.

"It’s fine, what’s there to be afraid of? I dared to hit them before, and the same goes for now."

A gleam flashed in Mu Can’s eyes. It’s a narrow road for enemies; had Mu Can not been letting the illusion unfold according to his will, he might have already killed them both by now – not to mention them, killing everyone else would be no challenge either.

"What are you doing here?" After slaying the creature that looked like a tiger in front of him, Mu Xing looked coldly at Mu Can. He would not forget the slap he received at the foot of Pingyun Mountain, which had landed solidly on his face and even more so in his heart.

"What kind of attitude is this?" Mu Can’s expression was even colder than Mu Chen’s, and his tone revealed a chill.

Mu Yuhang straightened his clothes and looked curiously around, seemingly unable to comprehend how the nice weather had suddenly turned so cold.

"My little brother is naive, Can brother, don’t stoop to his level," Mu Chen hurriedly said. He did not wish to clash directly with Mu Can at this moment, with that old and undying Mu Dao protecting Mu Can, their chances of winning were absolutely zero.

As long as Mu Dao remains untoppled, then Mu Can could act like a little Demon King within the Mu Family, fearing no one.

"Who’s naive? He’s nothing but trash, not even a martial master. Would he dare to be so arrogant in front of me without his grandfather’s backing?"

Mu Xing was nearly driven insane by Mu Can’s attitude, dragging Mu Chen aside and shouting at Mu Can.

"Shut your mouth." Mu Chen yelled at Mu Xing. If a clash really happened today, even their father, Mu Zili, might not be able to escape unscathed. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

"Eh? You can’t accept it?" The cold expression on Mu Can’s face gradually faded, replaced by a warm smile.

Although it was a bright smile, it made Mu Chen shudder all over.

"Is this waste who relies on his grandfather’s protection really just a waste?" Mu Chen suddenly began to doubt his previous view.

If he was truly a waste, seeing Mu Xing almost lashing out in fury, how could he still maintain such a composed expression?

"Without Grandfather Mu Dao, what are you? Pah!" Since the words were already spoken, Mu Xing no longer cared about Mu Can’s feelings. He had had enough; even though his own strength was above Mu Can’s, he still had to endure being bullied by him.

"Right, I admit, without grandfather, I wouldn’t dare to be so arrogant, but I want to tell you something," Mu Can paused and did not continue, instead staring into Mu Xing’s eyes.

Intending to sever all pretense of cordiality with Mu Can, Mu Xing gradually lost his nerve under Mu Can’s gaze, his anger slowly dissipating, replaced by waves of coldness.

"What am I doing, why provoke him, if it really brings Grandfather Mu Dao into action, even father can’t withstand Grandfather Mu Dao’s fury," Mu Xing slowly calmed down, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

"I’m talking to you, are you listening?" Mu Can suddenly felt it was somewhat boring, wondering why an adult like himself was bullying two kids here. Although he thought this way, bullying them still felt immensely satisfying to Mu Can.

"I..." Mu Xing had long since lost his earlier courage, stumbling over his words without being able to speak.

"How about this, I’ll give you two a chance. Don’t say I’m bullying you, you two come at me together, and I’ll knock both of you down by myself," Mu Can suddenly changed his mind. Since it was within the illusion, even if he beat up the two of them, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

Although Mu Xing and Mu Chen died at the hands of the Demon Clan, the reason behind it could also be considered indirectly caused by Mu Can, but Mu Can didn’t feel the slightest bit of remorse in his heart. They were the ones who harbored ill intentions and wanted to attack him first, Mu Can was simply defending himself legitimately. As for involving Mu Zili and the Demon Clan afterward, those were unforeseen consequences to Mu Can at that time.